Briance
River in central France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in central France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Briance (French pronunciation: [bʁijɑ̃s]; Occitan: Briança) is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) long river in the Haute-Vienne département, central France.[1] Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vienne into which it flows between Condat-sur-Vienne and Bosmie-l'Aiguille.
Briance | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | La Croisille-sur-Briance |
• coordinates | 45°35′39″N 01°38′06″E |
• elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Vienne |
• coordinates | 45°46′54″N 01°12′15″E |
• elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
Basin size | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 8.17 m3/s (289 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
This list is ordered from source to mouth: La Croisille-sur-Briance, Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance, Saint-Méard, Linards, Glanges, Saint-Bonnet-Briance, Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, Vicq-sur-Breuilh, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Pierre-Buffière, Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Boisseuil, Le Vigen, Solignac, Condat-sur-Vienne, Jourgnac, Bosmie-l'Aiguille
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